The 1998 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1998 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Rams played in the Colonial Athletic Association for their fourth. It was the program's 21st season fielding a men's varsity college soccer program.
| 1998 VCU Rams men's soccer | |
|---|---|
CAA Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 1–2 vs. South Carolina | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 12–6–3 (7–0–1 CAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Cary Street Field |
The Rams entered the season as the defending CAA Men's Soccer Tournament champions. The Rams were able to win the conference regular season title, before falling in the CAA Semifinals to Richmond. The Rams earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament, where they fell in overtime to South Carolina.
Roster edit
- Kevin Jeffrey
- Ricardo Capilla
- Trevor Spencer
- Matt Kirkpatrick
- Dwayne Bergeron
- Roberto Gutierrez
- Andy Kish
- Lorenz Baumgartner
- Erwan LeCrom
- Kofi Sey
- Jose Maldanado
- Dominic Amato
- Gilberto Bejarano
- Guillermo Henriques
- Brian James
- Khomeini Talbot
- Adam Mead
Schedule edit
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | |||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 09-04-1998* |
vs. Vanderbilt | L 1–2 2OT | 0–1 |
Unknown (100) | |||||||
| 09-06-1998* |
vs. Northeastern | W 2–1 OT | 1–1 |
Unknown (200) | |||||||
| 09-12-1998* |
vs. Jacksonville Wofford Tournament |
L 3–4 | 1–2 |
Snyder Field (37) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| 09-13-1998* |
at Wofford Wofford Tournament |
T 1–1 2OT | 1–2–1 |
Snyder Field (92) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| 09-19-1998* |
Loyola | W 1–0 | 2–2–1 |
Cary Street Field (141) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 09-20-1998* |
Penn State | L 0–1 | 2–3–1 |
Cary Street Field (128) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 09-27-1998 |
American | W 4–2 | 3–3–1 (1–0) |
Cary Street Field (156) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 09-29-1998 |
at Richmond Capital City Classic |
W 2–1 OT | 4–3–1 (2–0) |
City Stadium (687) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 10-03-1998* |
South Carolina | W 2–1 2OT | 5–3–1 |
Cary Street Field (151) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 10-07-1998 |
UNC Wilmington | W 2–1 OT | 6–3–1 (3–0) |
Cary Street Field (121) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 10-10-1998 |
UNC Wilmington | W 2–1 OT | 6–3–1 (3–0) |
ODU Soccer Complex (121) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Statistics edit
Below are player statistics.[1]
Goalkeeper statistics edit
| No. | Player | App. | Goal Average | Saves | Record | Shutouts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Min. | GA | GA | Saves | Save Pct. | W | L | T | |||
| 0 | Jack van Arsdale | 5 | 4 | 425:00 | 8 | 1.69 | 18 | .692 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Gabriel Rodriguez | 12 | 12 | 1014:56 | 16 | 1.42 | 46 | .742 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Andrew Wells | 3 | 1 | 155:00 | 3 | 1.74 | 4 | .571 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 17 | 1594:56 | 27 | 1.52 | 70 | .722 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | ||
References edit
- General
- "1998 VCU Rams Combined Statistics and Schedule" (PDF). VCU Athletics. December 9, 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- Footnotes
- ^ "2008 CAA Men's Soccer Individual Statistics - VCU". Colonial Athletic Association. CAASports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2015.